Bed-motion for printing-presses.



B. P. UPHAM.

BED MOTION POR PRINTING PRESSES. APPLICATION FILED 11:13.19, 1912. RBNBWBD JHM: 12,1913.

Patented Apr. 21, 1914 4 SHEETS-SHEET 1. Y

B. F. UPHAM.

BED MOTION FOR PRINTING PRESSES.

APPLICATION FILED PEBHIQ, 1912. RENBWED JUNE 12l 1913. 1,094,405.

Patented Apr. 21, 1914.

4 SHBETS-SHEET Z.

B. P. UPHAM.

BED MOTION FOR PRINTING PRESSES. APPLICATION FILED IBB. 19, 1912. RENBWBD JUNI: 12l 1913.

Patented Apr. 21, 1914.

B. F. UPHAM.

BED MOTION FOR PRINTING PRESSES.

APPLlCA'lON FILED PEB. 19, 1,094,405.

1912. RBNEWED JUNE 12, 1913. i Patented Apr. 21, 1914. f

4 SHEETS-SHEET 4.

2l. The double geiir is reeipreeated by iiieuns 0l' :i lever 32, pivuted t0 :i lug 35E of llie frame, lhe upper ei'iil el' llie lever 32 eligiigiiig iii :i groove 3l; el' the eolhir 6T, :will the liiwer eziil if siiiil lever 32 being priiviilefl willi :i` riiller Sii, preferably provided with :iii :iiiti-l'rirlimi miller, :1nd running iii :i riiiii fi-new, lll mi lhe esiiii 3'?, llie same beiiig iiiriiiiilril mi :i iwil Shiil'l 3i mounted iii the l'riiiiie, wml :shrill il# being related from the power shiilt 'IH by iiieaiis of inlermedi- :i e gearing: comprising' :i gear lll), keyed to the shiilft 2l :iiiil gg iir l' keyed lo the shaft l The double geur 2' has one portion lliereef :iihiplell 1 eiig'ngge willi the mel; 25 :azul nime the bwl l` iii the opposite ilireelimi lli lli:il, eiiiiwl lijf the piiiiim er gear 26. The gears 2li 2T are se. :irraiigerfl that they alternately @zig e l'lgie rneli's Q'L :uid 25, tliiis moi-ing lhe` heil iii `ippiiizilie. ilirecl'ions. The iiCk ZV1 being; li livr l ifii'i the rfieli 25, the {liilihle geni ifi" i l .clair lli@ wie in all ply siiiiozi.

ieriireil ifi lli iiiii'lifrriile of llie bed 13, iii-1: r meh eifel liiireh'l, :we reverriiiig shoes il :uid 42, 'lflie shiisi il is {1x-willed with :i` i'erliriiliy exteiiil'; :will :i Securing; member Lil, the liii ;r heiiig disposed Siil'isliii'iliiilli` iii. liiily-iiii. to the bell. The relieving when ll is fiirtilierinere pre4 i i'lgill willi :i philiiiii liiiiiiig :iii active fare l5, the @miie being weil :il ferlji'live ligrr to lli.; :iff the bed, :'iiii'l by the lern: iirliis l': iizeniit that pertiim of Lb. Slim: riilf 3. in eng; hymen?, will: lliev rotating mil 'i' mi' rrziiili'. piii lieieii'r :illei lli'ef'iihwi bell. izlfiir. ii: :shwrs i' lll ifaliiiilifiii la hires 0i i "fi-iii lo Jup :iiiil Slzirl ed to engage with the face `rl5 of the Shoe l1. The slizift 53 :uid iiieii'iber 54 thereon :ire related byl iiienlis Oli' :L gen1' 57 keyed l'hereio :il ith miler miil, the geui- 57 meshing willi :i geur 5S mi the cross Shiifl, 21, whereby il, will be evident llint lhe wrist pins 51 :iiiil 55 :ire ippusilely rolfilell. Lich of the gates 413 :iliil Ll0 :idfiplefl lo be lhriiivii iiiwnrilli' :it :ibmil the time llie mrresponding wrisl' pin' ,f engaged with the active face mi the reiersii j shoe, by means if :i rml 55) ser fziireil lo the gale. eueli Ol :ifiiil mili: :"J being Provided with :i roller :il` ity mili-i' eiiil :md :idsiplerl to be engaged liv :i fiiiii l'ilf, :ieeiirei'l lo the side nl' the iiieirhiiie. s Clearly shown in l' y. l, efirli iii liiplein fictive liiees 453 :iiiil lil'l lisis pfnlii'iii.:` ext-fueling bolli :ibove iiiiil below :i` hmifixilill pliiiie pix zing llii'iiiigh lli@ rehpeflii'i :ima: il .Vr-i lml'tf 52 :iiiil 2l whirli-fiiriii llie i riilriw if rwlnlifii if the. wrisl piiis eiigiigirig iu=peeiii-ly llif` 'fiiees l5 :iiiil (38.

i'epl' whrii llie riiller mi llir piii .Tl iii llie mili: ruiiil, iii i-lii'iliirly willi lie r'ilii: lilE fsw lli:il llie piii (il. will elem* ihr fiile lil :iiiil stopping movement has a slight vertical up and down movement between the points 0 and y. On the other hand, during the starting of the bed, at which time the strains on the wrist or crank pin are comparatively slight, the pin has a greater i'ertleal movement or tra vel on the active face of the rerersing shoe, namelyj from the point /L to the point n.

I ha vc described my improvements in detail as applied to a printing press of a well known form, but it is obvious that many changes, variatifnis and n'nn'liiieations may ne made in thc .fonstruciion and application ot the same withi'iut departii'ngr from the spirit of the invention, and that thel'orm which l have shown and described is merely ilinstratiic, and all such changes, variations and moditications arc contemplated as fall within ther scope of the claims appended lnl'et'o,

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l. yIn ay machine of. the character described, in izombinaiein a reciprocating bed ard mean-1 i'or reciprocating said bed. including a-rcrersing shoe seem-cd to the hcd and having its active face disposed throughout it.- lcngth at an :nighA oi less than ninety degrees to the bed, and a rotating member provided with a wrist or crank pin which engages said t'acc ot' the .shoe during` the reversing ino\ ement of thc la;l,.;-:aid pin being in engagemcnt with the face during the entire time thaty the bcd is being stopped fron going in oney direction and startcd in the opposite direction and until the normal speed of the bed is reached.

In a n'iachine of thc cha 'acter dei scribed, in combination, a frame, a reciprorating brd mounted in ways in said trame, and mechanism for reciprocating said bed, including a reversing shoe secured to the bed and having a single plain active face disposed al an angle less than a right angle to the. hed, and a rotating mcmlmr provided with a wrist or crank pin adapted to intermittently engage said face of the shoe andystop and start the hed while in engagement with said tace. said face oi thc shoe having portions thereof extending both above and below a horiLontal planepassingthrough the ccntcr of rotation of tlnl rotating member.

il. ln a machine ot' the charaetm de `scribed, in combination, a trame provided with ways, a bed adapted to rfa'iprocate in said ways, and mechanism for reciprocating said hed imlnding;v a reversing shoe secured lo tlnl hcd and having a single plain, active i'acc dispcscd at 'forty-lire degrees to the brd. and a rotating mcmher provided with a wrist or crank pin ai'laptcd to intermittently engage said face of the shoe and both entirely stop and start the bed while in engagement with said tace.

l. In a machine of the character deros scribed, in combination, a reciprocating bed and means for reciprocating said bed including a reversing shoe secured to the bed and having its active face disposed throughout i' length at an an 1e of less than ninety degrees to the bed, and a rotating member provided with a Wrist or crank pin adapted to intermittently engage the said fac-e of the shoe and both stop the bed as it is going in one direction and start the bed in the opposite direction while in engagement with said face, said shoe being also provided with a movable gate located opposite the active i'aee,

o. ln a machine of the cha :acter described, in combination, a frame provided with ways, a bed adipted to reciprocate in said ways, and namiianism tor reciprocating said bed including a reversing shoe secured to the bed and having i plain, active face disposed at fmty-tve degrees to the bed, and a rotatingancinber provided with a wrist or crank pin adapted to intermittently engage said face of the shoe and stop and start the hed while in engagement with said face, :-v yid shoe being also provided with a pivoted gate located opposite the active face.

il. In a machine of the chaiacter described, in combination, a frame, a, reciprocating bed thereon and mechanism for reciprocating said bed, said mechanism including a pair ot' spaced re crsing shoes secured ,o the bed, caf"y Shoe having its active face disposed tlnwghoat its length at an angle ot' lcss thc inety degrees to the bed, said faces being oppositely arranged, and a pair ot oppositely rotating members, each provided with a wristvor crank pin adapted to u intermittently engage one of said faces and stop and start the bed while in engagement with the face.

7. ln a machine of the character described, in combination, a frame, a reciproratingr bed and nu chanisin :for reciprocating said hed including a pair of spaced reversing shoes secured to the bed, each shoe having ar plain active Vface disposed at an angle of less than ninety degrees to the bed, said faces being oppositely arranged, and a pair of oppcsitely rotating members each provided with a wrist or crank pin adapted to intermittently engage one of said taces and stop and .start the bed while in engagement therewith.

H. In a machine of the character described, in combination, a trame, a reciprocating bed and mechanism for reciprocating said bed, including a pair of spaced, rcversf plain active face disposed at an angle of less than ninety degrees to the bed, a rotatable i member provided with means adapted to engage the active face of the shoe intermittently and traverse said face and stop and start, the bed while in contact therewith, said face of the shoe having?,l )ortions thereof extending both above and below a horizcontal plane passing through the center of rotation of the rotating niendier.

17. ln a machine of the character deA Iscribed7 in combination. a reciprtaating bed and nnwhanisu for reciprocating said bed. inehuling;y a raeh ou the hed. a gear adapted io be, engaged with and disengaged from said raffh. a rotatable member provided with a wrist or crank piu thereon. a 'reversing shoe secured to .said bed, said shoe having a single plain 'se tare disposed at an angle ot' lef-s than ninety de'frees to the bed and with which said pin adapted to engage tetop and start the bed. said active faire of the shoe lr' ing portions thereof extending both above :nid below a horizontni plane passing thronlgh the center of rotation ot th',- rotafing member, seid pin being' ro tatable alwnt the seme axis az-i said gear, and lnxviimr :i radin, of rotation less than the r:nii;"-r t t' the pnrh circle of the geni', wlnrr-lr.' a nudtipiyii l; elleet in the movemenb ot the bed is fiiieeted between the pin and the if-tive tat startingh subsv mtialiy as specified.

lb'. ln a printing press, in combination, a traine prz'lvided with wave, a hed mounted in said ways. an impres ion evflinder und mechanism for reriproeating said hed, said mechanisni irrlndin.; a dependilner reversing shoe secured to he bed', and having a single active faire thereon disposed at an angle throughout its length ot' less than ninety degrees to the bed, and :1 rotatable member provided with means adapted to engage the active fare ot the shoe intermittently and traverse said face and stop and start the hed while in engagementV therewith.

19. In a printing press, in tannhination. a frame, :in impression member, a bed mounted in said frame and mechanism for reciprocating said hed', said mechanism comprising a. rack secured to said bed, a gear adapted to be engaged with and disengaged from said rack, a reversing shoe seeur'ed to said bed and having a single active face disposed throughout its length at an angle ot' less than ninety degrees to the bed, a rotatable member provided with a wrist or crank pin. said pin being adapted to engage with said active face and being rotatable about the same axis as said gear, said pin havingr a radius of rotation less than the radius ot' the pitch circle of said gear, whereby la multiplving etfect, in the movements of the hed is effected between the pin and the active time of the shoe during the reversing oper-atten,

f during the stoppingand i t said pin engaginff the shoe while said gear l is disengaged from the rack.

Q0. In a printing press, in eomoination, a trame provided with waysv` an impression member, a bed mounted in said ways and mechanism for rcciprm'atingsaid bed, said mechanism comprising a rack on said bed, a pair of reversing shoes secured to the bed, each of'said reversing shoes bein,r provided with an active ,tace disposed tln'mighout its length at an angle oit tess than ninety dev 2grees to the bed a gea' adapted to be engaged with and d'. A .ged from said rack and a pair of rotat ole members, eneb provided with a crank or wrist, pin adapted to engage with one ot the active fares of .said shoe@` one oi said n rist or crank pins having a radius ot' rotation le; s than the radius ot' the pitch eireie ot said and bring: rota table aboutl the same am as the axis ot rotation oi' said gar.

2l. ln a machine character scribed, in eoinhinaeifm: a rwiproeatiinf bed: and mechanism i'or reriproratiugg said bed including a depeiahnir reersin: shoe se cured to the bed and is. dino; nwniber, the latter bein; provided e ift: nfieans adapted to engage said shoe and stop and start, the bed while, in intact thriwxwith. `aid means 1 on the rotating; member Jing on the shoe i aty all times4 while in erh ein' therewith with torres that can be iesuivtd into holixontal and downward te: irai roinivtaients, whereb)v the bed is heid donn firmly on its` sup'ports and prevented from risingr during the reversing: operation`r --ubsmnt-ially :is specified.

Q2. In a machine of the eharacier described`r in combination: n reciprocating bed; a mechanism for reciprocating said bed including a depeiuiing; reversing shoe secured to the bed and a movable member, the latter being provided with .means adapted to engage said shoe to stop and start the bed while in contact therewith. said means on said member acting on the .shoe at all times while in engagement therewith vith `forces that can be resolved into horizontal and downward vertical com ponents, whereby the bed is held down firmly on its supports and prevented from rising during the reversing operation, substantially as specified.

23. The combination ot a reciprocating bed` a reversing;i shoe secured to the bed and having its active fece disposed throughout its length aty an angle of less than ninetyv degrees to the beth and a movable member adapted to engage said face of the shoe and entirely reverse the bed while in engagement, therewith.

24. In combination, a frame provided with Ways, a bed adapted to reciprocate on said Ways; and mechanism for reciprocating said bed, .including a reversing shoe secured to the bed having a single active face dising bell innunlttl in w1 posed at, an :ingle of less than ninety degrees l to the bed; and a movable member adapted to engage said face of the shoe :intl roverse l the buil. l L25. ln ctmihimition, n traine: i1 rcciproifiity in ,Quill frame; :unl l nifiihanism for reciprocatingsaiil bod. in4 ilinling n i'inlzltir," nwnibvi. :iinl :i YbvQriing i shoe Secured lo illuj ml :intl hnvii K n :eingjlt intim fave tlispnwil an :in :ingle than 5 a` right angl@ tn thti bed, :1n-'l uxtcniiing birth, above, and below :1 burizmnzil plane, passing i through the of rotation of this rotating; inffinber; said rmiiting; inriniwr living :nlzipwl t0 enga@ 5( l lim; nl' lh@ hm unil i vfrsc the bed.

zii. In con'ibinzitimi, zi, iuuipibimlin;k brd; and Inethanisni fur reciprocating will bell7 including a rotating:y member prot iiletl with a, Prank pin, anil :i ruvering shoe `seein-@tl to sind bed, said shine, having n single active fue@ disp/seti at :in angle of less than ninety (legi-ees to the bell. with which faire Sziirl pin is ntlfiptotl tti engage to reverse thv bell; @nid active fact of th@ shoe haviingr portinns i thurml txtvntlingr bntih above nntl below n 1 lim i'fzfintnl pinne paying thi-(nigh thol :wis of l i'nmtifin of :will rotating member: sind pin l nmving; about ihny sume :mi as snitl rotating invinbfer and hav ingr :i radins of rotation less than the radins of the Circle circinnstrrilml by Suid member whereby a multiplying et foot in the movements of the bed is Qlfectctl bvtwten the pin and the. active face liu-ing i the stoi'nping :intl Starting, substantially :is l specified. i 27. In Combination7 n frame; a boil therei l i l on; :1nd nievhziniqn for reciprocating will bwl, Saul mechanism including n pair of Spalt-0d reversing shoes semi-oil to the bed, @sich Shoe, having n Single active faire tlisl posed thmnghmit: its lvngfih :it :in angle of hws than ninety ilbgretg tu thv bell, Saldi Shoes being oppnsitely arr-angeli; and means :nlnptcil tu Qngngv subi shoes alternately n nd row-,rse tin bul while? in engagement with @zich 5h09.

13. ln igninbiinitiini, :i frame; a bwl; :xml mechanism for rtiigrwntirig suiil boil, inrlii'lingf n pair at .spam-,il revtrfiing show 10- win-nil tn thv bwl, muh nur having :i single anlivg lli-Ju ilisiwmwl at rn :inglv Uf lows than ninety lignee in the lml. ifl 'l':1('05.being ogn: iiily :irf'zingwl :unl :i paiii mi' ninvnblt nit-inbvx wvl; zilaigftml in cnyxgl only nin of .iitl hun :'.znl :fitirifli i'vvci, tht" bwl hilii'nlrovviili winni e. :zu impr ibn nn'inlfi r n -nfilml "lnw'mwn; i beul; nml nirihzinisin lin.' rcffipx'mniliiig lill bwl, wlmi pl'ising rsu-lig on tlm ninlvr suiv nl' the benl, a pair nf nppositnly rotating Pairs :nlnptml tu intwli nll'l'znnltiy willi :mill racks` n tlf pending i'cvti'finy; shoe wuni'c'il to the bwl hnvingrr :t single :lvtivc fave (lisposml zn' fin nngh nl lbs# than ninvilvr ilvgrwe ti the benl. unil n movable nieinlm' :xflniittl tu ing'ngljc .Qziiil fnv@ nl thtj shov :unl ivvtrS-c the bell.

30. Yln n printing' www the ffliinbinutinn nl" un, unipi-Ninn Qviiniler: n retiivrum.-ting; bul; nml ni-whzinisin 'for rcafin' :ning:i sqairl bwl. including i'ziils @unl gft-nrw numbing ilwrtwith7 l lmii nl iltpimling' reversing how secnl'vtl tu thtl buil nvm' thex vlnls thme Uf. mn'h shim btaing pi'w'i'iilml with a1 ingle iii-tivi lama lin-posted :it un unghof substaur tinlly foriyhw (leggi-10s to the bell, unil a pair' tif nnivnblc nwinbers :nlnptml to enfmtc saliti Shoes And rivii'ati tht bwl` whei'vby forces acting on the bwl (hiring thvy ievtl'sing upf-rulinn will wml in lmw the buil dnwnwnrtlllv.

UHT I lilllM. W itnesms PEARL Amants, H. M. MUNDAY. 

